tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100373839462710495.post6374684970221449963..comments2023-11-03T08:19:23.868-04:00Comments on Elizabeth Poole: Do Book Reviews Help or Hurt?Elizabeth Poolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03214706118828699708noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100373839462710495.post-22464052161259944512011-06-23T09:27:42.919-04:002011-06-23T09:27:42.919-04:00Joe: I think that's also a valid point for peo...Joe: I think that's also a valid point for people who want to be authors as well. It's something I haven't considered. Thanks!<br /><br />Aubrie: Yeah, I am the same way. :DElizabeth Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214706118828699708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100373839462710495.post-6145194031816710122011-06-22T12:21:51.001-04:002011-06-22T12:21:51.001-04:00I think ultimately they help as well. Even if a bo...I think ultimately they help as well. Even if a book has a few bad reviews, I'll pick that book over a book that doesn't have any.Aubriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884036126491922530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100373839462710495.post-70179310617043866672011-06-22T11:18:59.653-04:002011-06-22T11:18:59.653-04:00I used to do mini-reviews on my website. I had &qu...I used to do mini-reviews on my website. I had "what am I reading now" with three book covers and a little review of each. I started to get uneasy about this when I started to review contemporary fantasy authors who I would most likely have to ask for a blurb when I had a book of my own.<br /><br />I could say "The best fantasy I've read in years. His only shortcoming is that he can't write women." and the author is likely to remember only the second sentence.<br /><br />On my new design website, I just have a "what am I reading now" with a single cover and I've given up on the reviews. If I want to be a book reviewer, I'll be a book reviewer, but that's not what I want to do. Or at least, I want to be able to do it without worrying how it impacts my own career.Joseph L. Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16629531390894108695noreply@blogger.com